Tiger Baseball Heads To Wake Forest
CLEMSON, S.C. (CU SID) — Riding a four-game winning streak, No. 14 Clemson takes its 3-0 ACC record to Wake Forest for a three-game series starting Friday night. SERIES SETUP “¢ Who – Clemson (10-5, 3-0 ACC) at Wake Forest (12-6, 2-1 ACC) “¢ Rankings – CU – No. 14 BA, No. 18 USA; WFU – NR “¢ When – Friday (6 p.m.), Saturday (4 p.m.), Sunday (1 p.m.) “¢ Where – Winston-Salem, NC (Wake Forest Baseball Park) “¢ Listen – TigerCast, Clemson Tiger Sports Network “¢ Live Stats – ClemsonTigers.com “¢ Social Media – Twitter/Instagram (@ClemsonBaseball) SERIES HISTORY “¢ Overall Record – Clemson leads 124-53-1 (1901-2013) “¢ Record at Wake Forest – Clemson leads 46-30 (1952-12) STARTING PITCHERS “¢ Friday – RHP Daniel Gossett (CU) vs. RHP Jack Fischer (WFU) “¢ Saturday – LHP Matthew Crownover (CU) vs. LHP John McLeod (WFU) “¢ Sunday – RHP Jake Long (CU) vs. RHP Connor Kaden (WFU) CLEMSON OVERVIEW “¢ Clemson edged Appalachian State 2-1 at home Wednesday to up its winning streak to four. “¢ The Tigers are averaging 6.9 runs per game and hitting .301 with a .367 on-base percentage and 29 steals. “¢ The pitching staff has a 4.23 ERA, .256 opponents‘ batting average, 2.80 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and .958 fielding percentage. WAKE FOREST OVERVIEW “¢ Wake Forest is led by fifth-year Head Coach Tom Walter. “¢ The Demon Deacons split a pair of midweek games. They are hitting .264 and have a 3.13 ERA and .964 fielding percentage. “¢ Freshman Will Craig is hitting a team-best .382 with three homers, 13 RBIs, and a .455 on-base percentage. QUICK HITS “¢ Clemson has outscored its opponents 20-4 in the first inning and has scored in the first inning in 10 of its 15 games. “¢ The Tigers are 8-0 when holding their opponents to less than five runs. “¢ Tyler Krieger (16) and Tyler Slaton (12) are riding double-digit hitting streaks. GOSSETT TOPS THE ROTATION “¢ Junior righthander Daniel Gossett was Clemson‘s Friday starter all of 2013 and has been the same in 2014. “¢ He has a 1-0 record, 2.78 ERA, .195 opponents‘ batting average, and 28 strikeouts against six walks in 22.2 innings pitched (four starts). “¢ He is holding opponents to a .154 batting average with two outs. “¢ In his career, he is 17-7 with a 3.27 ERA, .214 opponents‘ batting average, and 206 strikeouts against 83 walks in 198.0 innings pitched.
